Door frame narrower than wall

[Jupiter01]

My plaster is slightly raised from the door frame and I’ve seen videos where you can fit a wood trim and then the architrave on that. These trims are around £7 each and I will need 4 for each door. I have five doors to do!

Is that the way to go or is there another option? Also, I don’t have a nailer. What’s the best fixing method for these?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Wayners]

Fit new door frames the correct width not an option?

 

[Jupiter01]

Fit new door frames the correct width not an option?

Not really. It will introduce far too much work.
Please let me know if there are any alternatives.

 

[cdbe]

Just router a bit off the back of the architraves.

 

[chirpychippy]

My plaster is slightly raised from the door frame and I’ve seen videos where you can fit a wood trim and then the architrave on that. These trims are around £7 each and I will need 4 for each door. I have five doors to do!

Is that the way to go or is there another option? Also, I don’t have a nailer. What’s the best fixing method for these?

Thanks in advance.

Rebate the architraves, but you will need thicker architraves to skirting board.

If you rebate the architraves, at the junction to Skirting board the Skirting will stick out past the architrave, unless you buy thinner Skirting or thicker architraves or if you'll be happy with 45 degree chamfer on the Skirting board.

Or you can fit a profiled Plinth Block.

These are your options.

 

[Jupiter01]

Thanks guys.
Based ion the above, the fillet pieces to raise the architraves is probably the easiest option. Please let me know if you disagree.

Do I have to predrill and nail these? Got quite a few to do. Perhaps I should hire a nail gun.

 

[RepairingDave]

What have you found for £7 each?
What about something like this for the wooden trim:

Cheshire Mouldings Smooth Planed Pine Stripwood (L)2.4m (W)11mm (T)6mm

This stripwood made from softwood is a versatile and multi-purpose piece of quality timber which can easily be cut to any size. It can be used in small construction projects, general joinery and to box in pipework

www.diy.com

 

[Jupiter01]

What have you found for £7 each?
What about something like this for the wooden trim:

Cheshire Mouldings Smooth Planed Pine Stripwood (L)2.4m (W)11mm (T)6mm

This stripwood made from softwood is a versatile and multi-purpose piece of quality timber which can easily be cut to any size. It can be used in small construction projects, general joinery and to box in pipework

www.diy.com

I was looking at these:

Wickes Pine Stripwood Moulding - 10 x 25 x 2400mm | Wickes.co.uk

Wickes Pine Stripwood Moulding - 10 x 25 x 2400mm

www.wickes.co.uk

I think B&Q are cheaper though.

I will put my architrave on the current wall and gauge the thickness of architrave I will need.

Will 11mm be too narrow to nail? I am planning to purchase a nail gun for this task.

 

[phatboy]

A strip of 4mm MDF glued to the back of the architrave would do it, then just plane it back where the plaster gets in the way.

4mm... or whatever thickness you find you need to make up.

Where we had the walls re-skimmed and later project new door linings, I used 18mm architraves on one side, and 25mm on the other side, planed back to fit.

 

[Notch7]

My plaster is slightly raised from the door frame and I’ve seen videos where you can fit a wood trim and then the architrave on that. These trims are around £7 each and I will need 4 for each door. I have five doors to do!

Is that the way to go or is there another option? Also, I don’t have a nailer. What’s the best fixing method for these?

Thanks in advance.

If it was me I’d buy some square edge 150 x 21 softwood floor boards and strip it up

But you would need a track saw or circular saw / table saw.

 

[Jupiter01]

A strip of 4mm MDF glued to the back of the architrave would do it, then just plane it back where the plaster gets in the way.

4mm... or whatever thickness you find you need to make up.

Where we had the walls re-skimmed and later project new door linings, I used 18mm architraves on one side, and 25mm on the other side, planed back to fit.

Would it be advisable to pin the strips to the frame first?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I would have gone with Notch's suggestion, though being the cheapskate I am I would have probably used any old smooth off-cut I had lying about to trim down. For me this is where a cheap as chips table saw really helps out.

 

[RepairingDave]

I think B&Q are cheaper though.

I will put my architrave on the current wall and gauge the thickness of architrave I will need.

Will 11mm be too narrow to nail? I am planning to purchase a nail gun for this task.

B&Q look slightly cheaper for the 10x25mm.
You'll likely need strips slightly narrower than your doorframes.
You can cut to size yourself or buy the size you need depending on the tools and time you have available.

Would it be advisable to pin the strips to the frame first?

I would pin the strips on first.
You might also want to set the strips back slightly as movement is going to show up the join and it can be better to make a feature of it from the start.